Canadian
and Allied Pilots are Invited to Join The 1st RAF Squadron in
this time of War.

Mission Statement of The

1st RAF Squadron

The 1st
RAF Squadron is run and organized as much as possible
like a True
World War Two Fighter Squadron

If you
do not want this type of atmosphere please refrain from
applying to The No 1 RAF Squadron!

Motto:
Motto: In omnibus
princeps - First in all things......... BADGE:........ A winged numeral
1 - approved July 1936 by HRH King Edward VII
as the authorised version of a badge which had originated
during World War I featuring a wreathed roundel from
which sprouted a pair of Royal Flying Corps wings and on
which the figure '1' was superimposed.........BATTLE HONOURS:........ Western Front 1915-1918,
Neuve Chappelle, Ypres 1915, Loos, Somme 1916, Lys,
Amiens, Hindenburg Line, Germany 1918, Kurdistan
1922-1925, Iraq 1923-1925, France & Low Countries,
Battle of Britain, Channel & North Sea 1941-1945,
Home Defence 1940-1945, Fortress Europe 1941-1944, Biscay
1944-1945, Normandy 1944, France and Germany 1944-1945,
Arnhem, Rhine, South Atlantic 1982........HISTORY ........No. 1 Sqn was one of
the three RFC Squadrons formed on 13 May 1912. The
Squadron took over the balloons, airships and kites of
No. 1 Airship Company of the Royal Engineers at
Farnborough. These were relinquished in May 1914 for a
variety of fixed wing aircraft, before the Squadron moved
to France in March 1915 as a reconnaissance unit. In 1917
the Squadron re-equipped with Nieuport Scout fighters
replaced themselves by SE5As in January 1918 and these
were used in low-level strafing attacks against enemy
positions. In 1920, No.1 Squadron reformed in India with
Snipes, which later saw action in Iraq and the Middle
East. After a brief disbandment, the Squadron reformed at
Tangmere in 1927 with Siskins. These were replaced with
Furys in 1932 and in October 1938 the first Hurricanes
arrived. The Squadron was one of the first to deploy to
France in 1939, and one of the last to return in June
1940. After fierce fighting in the Battle of Britain, the
Hurricanes and later the Typhoons were used in intruder
missions over France. During 1944, the Squadron downed 39
V1 flying bombs over British soil. After the War, the
Squadron briefly became a Training Unit before receiving
Meteor jets. During 1956 the Squadron took part in the
Suez campaign with Hunters, these aircraft remaining with
the Squadron until 1969 when the Harrier arrived. The
Squadron deployed on HMS Hermes during the Falklands
conflict. Today, the Squadron flies the Harrier GR7 and
T10 versions at RAF Wittering. ......... No 1 Squadron flew in the
following aircraft in World War Two:........ Hawker Hurricane......Supermarine Spitfire......and
Typhoons.